Using Money On a Network

I read an online FAQ that said this is fine as long as it's only open on one
PC at a time ... but for some reason we cannot get this to work.

Here's our setup:

- Money Installed on my Laptop and Husband's PC.
- My Money file saved on my Laptop in a shared folder

Why is it that my Husband cannot open this file from his PC? Suggestions?
Tips? Pointer?

Thanks so much!

Bob
Fri Jul 22 11:56:16 CDT 2005

What version of Money?

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Microsoft MVP - Money

For UK tips & fixes see
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For wishes or suggestions see
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"Nicole" <ndirato@jenkinslaw.org> wrote in message
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>I read an online FAQ that said this is fine as long as it's only open on
>one PC at a time ... but for some reason we cannot get this to work.
>
> Here's our setup:
>
> - Money Installed on my Laptop and Husband's PC.
> - My Money file saved on my Laptop in a shared folder
>
> Why is it that my Husband cannot open this file from his PC? Suggestions?
> Tips? Pointer?
>
> Thanks so much!
>

Nicole
Fri Jul 22 14:00:22 CDT 2005

Ooops, sorry. 2005 Basic.


"Bob Peel MVP" <Bob_Peel@kiandraNOSPAM.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:%23JK5H5tjFHA.3900@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> What version of Money?
>
> --
> Regards
> Bob Peel,
> Microsoft MVP - Money
>
> For UK tips & fixes see
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-GB;mny.
> For wishes or suggestions see
> http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp
> or for UK wishes http://www.microsoft.com/uk/support/money/feedback
>
> I do not respond to any emails that I have not specifically asked for.
>
> "Nicole" <ndirato@jenkinslaw.org> wrote in message
> news:ubO1ihtjFHA.2444@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>I read an online FAQ that said this is fine as long as it's only open on
>>one PC at a time ... but for some reason we cannot get this to work.
>>
>> Here's our setup:
>>
>> - Money Installed on my Laptop and Husband's PC.
>> - My Money file saved on my Laptop in a shared folder
>>
>> Why is it that my Husband cannot open this file from his PC?
>> Suggestions? Tips? Pointer?
>>
>> Thanks so much!
>>
>
>

Glyn
Fri Jul 22 14:38:28 CDT 2005

You'll need to make sure that both versions are the same. Check Help->About
to see if the version numbers are exactly the same.

Be aware that you'll need to have a fast network to ensure the file is
written back properly, and the performance may not be great, but it's
certainly possible to do. Not sure whether MS would recommend it though.

--
Glyn Simpson, Microsoft MVP - Money
http://money.mvps.org

Check http://money.mvps.org/faq for tips and fixes for MS Money. To send
Microsoft your product wishes see http://money.mvps.org/wishes.aspx

I do not respond to any unsolicited email regarding Money

"Nicole" <ndirato@jenkinslaw.org> wrote in message
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> Ooops, sorry. 2005 Basic.
>
>
> "Bob Peel MVP" <Bob_Peel@kiandraNOSPAM.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:%23JK5H5tjFHA.3900@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> What version of Money?
>>
>> --
>> Regards
>> Bob Peel,
>> Microsoft MVP - Money
>>
>> For UK tips & fixes see
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-GB;mny.
>> For wishes or suggestions see
>> http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp
>> or for UK wishes http://www.microsoft.com/uk/support/money/feedback
>>
>> I do not respond to any emails that I have not specifically asked for.
>>
>> "Nicole" <ndirato@jenkinslaw.org> wrote in message
>> news:ubO1ihtjFHA.2444@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>I read an online FAQ that said this is fine as long as it's only open on
>>>one PC at a time ... but for some reason we cannot get this to work.
>>>
>>> Here's our setup:
>>>
>>> - Money Installed on my Laptop and Husband's PC.
>>> - My Money file saved on my Laptop in a shared folder
>>>
>>> Why is it that my Husband cannot open this file from his PC?
>>> Suggestions? Tips? Pointer?
>>>
>>> Thanks so much!
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

Dick
Fri Jul 22 18:15:23 CDT 2005

See http://umpmfaq.info/faqdb.php?q=177. M05 has unique issues re.
versioning and file access. Beyond that, see
http://umpmfaq.info/faqdb.php?q=111.

"Nicole" <ndirato@jenkinslaw.org> wrote in message
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> Ooops, sorry. 2005 Basic.

SteveC
Sat Jul 23 14:34:44 CDT 2005

If you have Windows XP, I would put the money file in the Shared Documents
folder; it seems to work more reliably there.
"Nicole" <ndirato@jenkinslaw.org> wrote in message
news:ubO1ihtjFHA.2444@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>I read an online FAQ that said this is fine as long as it's only open on
>one PC at a time ... but for some reason we cannot get this to work.
>
> Here's our setup:
>
> - Money Installed on my Laptop and Husband's PC.
> - My Money file saved on my Laptop in a shared folder
>
> Why is it that my Husband cannot open this file from his PC? Suggestions?
> Tips? Pointer?
>
> Thanks so much!
>

Jason
Wed Jul 27 19:41:02 CDT 2005

Are you running WinXP Pro with file encryption on the shared folder that
contains your Money file? You cannot shared encrypted files over a network
with WinXP. While you can add users to your encrypted files on the your main
machine you cannot add users from another computer on the network.

I have used this setup over a wifi network without incident but do backup
frequently in case the file gets corrupted due to network drop out during a
transaction update.

"Nicole" wrote:

> I read an online FAQ that said this is fine as long as it's only open on one
> PC at a time ... but for some reason we cannot get this to work.
>
> Here's our setup:
>
> - Money Installed on my Laptop and Husband's PC.
> - My Money file saved on my Laptop in a shared folder
>
> Why is it that my Husband cannot open this file from his PC? Suggestions?
> Tips? Pointer?
>
> Thanks so much!
>
>
>

BBru
Thu Jul 28 15:58:01 CDT 2005

I just "upgraded" from Money 2004 Deluxe to 2005 Deluxe. No other changes.
I now have the same issue as Nicole. Money on the 2nd pc wants to "upgrade
the data file" to 2005. But when it tries it choked. Now I cannot open the
original file from the original pc, so I have to start again. Data is backed
up. Should I just go back to 2004?
--
B-Bru


"Jason" wrote:

> Are you running WinXP Pro with file encryption on the shared folder that
> contains your Money file? You cannot shared encrypted files over a network
> with WinXP. While you can add users to your encrypted files on the your main
> machine you cannot add users from another computer on the network.
>
> I have used this setup over a wifi network without incident but do backup
> frequently in case the file gets corrupted due to network drop out during a
> transaction update.
>
> "Nicole" wrote:
>
> > I read an online FAQ that said this is fine as long as it's only open on one
> > PC at a time ... but for some reason we cannot get this to work.
> >
> > Here's our setup:
> >
> > - Money Installed on my Laptop and Husband's PC.
> > - My Money file saved on my Laptop in a shared folder
> >
> > Why is it that my Husband cannot open this file from his PC? Suggestions?
> > Tips? Pointer?
> >
> > Thanks so much!
> >
> >
> >

via_newsgroup
Thu Jul 28 17:57:41 CDT 2005

In microsoft.public.money, B-Bru wrote:

>I just "upgraded" from Money 2004 Deluxe to 2005 Deluxe. No other changes.
>I now have the same issue as Nicole. Money on the 2nd pc wants to "upgrade
>the data file" to 2005. But when it tries it choked. Now I cannot open the
>original file from the original pc, so I have to start again. Data is backed
>up. Should I just go back to 2004?

If your version number is not 14.0.120.1105, do something similar
to, but not the same as
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;889930

In the resolution, create a NEW empty file (named perhaps Temp.mny)
that you put the referenced Passport onto. Close Money. Restart
Money.

Confirm that Money shows the right version. Then open your
real Money file, that may already shown on the bottom of the File
menu.